brulé

or bru·lée

[ broo-ley, broo-lee; French bry-ley ]

/ bruˈleɪ, ˈbru li; French brüˈleɪ /

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noun, plural bru·lés

[broo-leyz, broo-leez; French bry-ley]. /bruˈleɪz, ˈbru liz; French brüˈleɪ/.

(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.

Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.

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Origin of brulé

1785–95, Americanism;<French: burnt, past participle of brûler;see broil¹

Words nearby brulé

bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising, bruit, brulé, Brumaire, brumal, brumby, brume, brummagem

Other definitions for brulé (2 of 2)

Brulé

[ broo-ley ]

/ bruˈleɪ /

noun, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.

a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

How to use brulé in a sentence

Van den Brule says Luci is an opportunity to build a brighter future for Haiti: a way of using the sun to break the poverty cycle.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty|Janine di Giovanni|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We deliberately chose a woman's name, as it incarnates empathy and a deliberately feminine aesthetic,” Van den Brule told me.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty|Janine di Giovanni|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was in 2012, in post-earthquake Haiti, and Van den Brule, having worked in there for years, was brainstorming.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty|Janine di Giovanni|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Van den Brule is not a rock star like Bono or Baez, nor is she famous, but she had a dream.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty|Janine di Giovanni|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Brule Marston met her about the same time, and then the mischief started.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey
Brule's approach was heralded by the arrival of a single canoe paddled by Indians who told that a white man was on his way.
Ethel Morton at Chautauqua|Mabell S. C. Smith
"S'pose old Fox cud nibble round the brule," continued Yankee, nodding his head toward his sorrel horse.
The Man From Glengarry|Ralph Connor
La nuit il faisoit un froid insuportable, et le jour on etoit brule des ardeurs du Soleil.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King
Just then a piece of white, newly-tanned deerskin was hoisted up in the center of the bois brule encampment.
Indian Boyhood|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman

British Dictionary definitions for brulé

Brule

Brl

/ (bruːˈleɪ) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) short for bois-brûlé

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